We must re-arrest fleeing suspected killers of lawmaker, Anambra CP assures Speaker, others

Maduako Igbokwe I Wednesday, February 19, 2025

 

AWKA, Anambra – The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has assured that the Command will take all necessary steps to re-arrest the fleeing suspects responsible for the killing of Anambra lawmaker, Justice Azuka.

In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the CP assured that the fleeing suspects will be re-arrested to answer for their actions.

Orutugu made the statement while receiving the Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze, along with other Honourable Members of the House and high-ranking officials of political parties in the state, at the Police Headquarters in Awka.

The CP called for calm and reassured the delegation that the Command is taking all necessary measures to ensure the re-arrest of the fleeing suspects and that justice will be served. He reiterated the Command’s commitment to upholding the rule of law and maintaining public confidence in the state’s security architecture.

The Commissioner further briefed the delegation on the measures already implemented to apprehend the two suspects currently at large, as well as the disciplinary actions initiated against the officers involved in the regrettable incident.

Among those in attendance were the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze; the Majority Leader, Hon. Engr. Sir Ikenna Sylvester Ofodeme; Hon. Jude Ifenanyi Umennajiego; the State Chairman of the Labour Party; and other senior political delegates.

The meeting concluded with a solemn one-minute silence in honour of the late Honourable Justice Azuka.